/archive/j/site/logos/sagetv.jpgWow, I did not see this one coming. SageTV sent out an e-mail to its customers explaining how SageTV has been purchased by Google. It looks like the store has been shut down already, but existing customers will continue to receive support from SageTV. As a SageTV customers myself, I'm not sure how I feel about this, SageTV was pretty unique since it supported so many file formates, broadcasting various TV sources real time to any location using the extremely energy efficient extenders, while also supporting DVD/Blu-Ray libraries.
Best case scenario, Google replaces Google TV with a SageTV based system (a SageTV set top box is not that far fetched), and everyone wins, or Google has something else planned, which doesn't offer much to SageTV customers. Hopefully this won't become another Meedio fiasco (Yahoo purchased the Meedio software several years ago, only to rename it and shut it down).
From their site:
[SIZE= 8pt]We're thrilled to announce that SageTV has been acquired by Google.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]Since 2002, we've worked to change the TV viewing experience by building cutting-edge software and technology that allows you to create and control your media center from multiple devices. And as the media landscape continues to evolve, we think it's time our vision of entertainment management grows as well. By teaming up with Google, we believe our ideas will reach an even larger audience of users worldwide on many different products, platforms and services.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]We've seen how Google's developer efforts are designed to stimulate innovation across the web, and as developers have played a core role in the success of SageTV, we think our shared vision for open technology will help us advance the online entertainment experience. We look forward to joining Google, and while we don't have anything specific to announce at this time, we encourage interested developers to email:[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt][email protected][/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]Full speed ahead![/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]The SageTV Team[/SIZE]
The e-mail:
[SIZE= 8pt]Greetings,[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]We're writing to let you know that SageTV has been acquired by Google.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]Since 2002, we've worked to change the TV viewing experience by building cutting-edge software and technology that allows you to create and control your media center from multiple devices. And as the media landscape continues to evolve, we think it's time our vision of entertainment management grows as well. By teaming up with Google, we believe our ideas will reach an even larger audience of users worldwide on many different products, platforms and services.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]We've seen how Google's developer efforts are designed to stimulate innovation across the web, and as developers have played a core role in the success of SageTV, we think our shared vision for open technology will help us advance the online entertainment experience.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]Although we will be shutting down the SageTV store, we will continue to support existing users. We'd also like to continue our dialog with the SageTV community by keeping the forum open for discussion.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]We really appreciate everyone's support over the years, and we hope you'll stay tuned as we embark on new projects at Google.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]The SageTV team[/SIZE]
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Best case scenario, Google replaces Google TV with a SageTV based system (a SageTV set top box is not that far fetched), and everyone wins, or Google has something else planned, which doesn't offer much to SageTV customers. Hopefully this won't become another Meedio fiasco (Yahoo purchased the Meedio software several years ago, only to rename it and shut it down).
From their site:
[SIZE= 8pt]We're thrilled to announce that SageTV has been acquired by Google.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]Since 2002, we've worked to change the TV viewing experience by building cutting-edge software and technology that allows you to create and control your media center from multiple devices. And as the media landscape continues to evolve, we think it's time our vision of entertainment management grows as well. By teaming up with Google, we believe our ideas will reach an even larger audience of users worldwide on many different products, platforms and services.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]We've seen how Google's developer efforts are designed to stimulate innovation across the web, and as developers have played a core role in the success of SageTV, we think our shared vision for open technology will help us advance the online entertainment experience. We look forward to joining Google, and while we don't have anything specific to announce at this time, we encourage interested developers to email:[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt][email protected][/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]Full speed ahead![/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]The SageTV Team[/SIZE]
The e-mail:
[SIZE= 8pt]Greetings,[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]We're writing to let you know that SageTV has been acquired by Google.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]Since 2002, we've worked to change the TV viewing experience by building cutting-edge software and technology that allows you to create and control your media center from multiple devices. And as the media landscape continues to evolve, we think it's time our vision of entertainment management grows as well. By teaming up with Google, we believe our ideas will reach an even larger audience of users worldwide on many different products, platforms and services.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]We've seen how Google's developer efforts are designed to stimulate innovation across the web, and as developers have played a core role in the success of SageTV, we think our shared vision for open technology will help us advance the online entertainment experience.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]Although we will be shutting down the SageTV store, we will continue to support existing users. We'd also like to continue our dialog with the SageTV community by keeping the forum open for discussion.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]We really appreciate everyone's support over the years, and we hope you'll stay tuned as we embark on new projects at Google.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 8pt]The SageTV team[/SIZE]
Click here to view the article
